Millions of litres of poo never even our reach failing sewage plants
Sewage plants: It goes straight into streams, rivers, dams, groundwater, and ultimately the ocean — untreated and unaccounted for.
Source: dailymaverick.co.za
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Sanitation in South Africa is dire, but it can be fixed
With resource provision and a strong partnership between government and the private sector, the situation can be salvaged, writes Faizal Bux
Source: timeslive.co.za
Department lays criminal charges against municipalities not meeting sanitation service delivery mandate
Municipalities that do not address pollution of their water systems, or have not put in place plans to sort out the pollution, have been criminally charged by the Department of Water and Sanitation for breaching the National Water Act.
Source: dailymaverick.co.za
Mayor confident sewage leaks polluting the Vaal River will be fixed
Louis Thabethe, the mayor of Lekwa Local Municipality in Standerton, said he had already started repairing the leaking sewerage plants polluting the Vaal River before the court fined the council an astronomical R70 million.
Source: news24.com
Water Dept continuing with cholera tests in SA rivers
The Department of Water and Sanitation says it is working on several initiatives aimed at addressing the problem of pollution of rivers by municipal wastewater treatment works.
Source: jacarandafm.com